emargination
dʒəˌneɪt, -nɪt adjective
1.
notched at the margin.
2.
Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
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emarginate or emarginated (ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having a notched tip or edge: emarginate leaves | |
| [C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō | |
| emarginated or emarginated | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō | |
| e'marginately or emarginated | |
| —adv | |
| emargi'nation or emarginated | |
| —n | |
| emarginate or emarginated (ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| having a notched tip or edge: emarginate leaves | |
| [C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō | |
| emarginated or emarginated | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō | |
| e'marginately or emarginated | |
| —adv | |
| emargi'nation or emarginated | |
| —n | |
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emarginate  (ĭ-mär'jə-nĭt, -nāt') Pronunciation Key
Having a shallow notch at the tip, as in some petals and leaves or the tails of some birds. |
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